Globalization, Institutions, and Regional Development in Europe

Edited by Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift

Globalization, Institutions, and Regional Development in Europe

Edited by Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift

Description

What are the economic prospects for Europe in a globalizing world? One popular view suggests that Europe will be swamped by global forces; another suggests the rise of a new localism leading to a Europe of regions. This book argues that neither of these accounts is correct. Through the application of an institutionalist perspective, the authors expertly advance the case that regional economic prosperity will depend upon the degree to which regions are able to mobilize flexible institutional strategies. This timely and insightful book will appeal to a broad range of readers, including students and professionals in economics, geography, sociology, international business, planning, and European studies.

Globalization, Institutions, and Regional Development in Europe

Edited by Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift

Table of Contents

Preface and Introduction, Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift1. Living in the Global, Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift2. The Local Embeddedness of Transnational Corporations, Peter Dicken, Anders Malmberg, and Mats Forgren3. Global Agro-Food Regimes and the Refashioning of Rural Europe, Sarah Whatmore4. The Uneven Landscapes of Innovation Poles--Local Embeddedness and Global Networks, Franz Todtling5. Growth Regional Under Duress: Renewal Strategies in Baden Wurttemberg and Emilia-Romagna, Kevin Morgan and Phil Cooke6. Flexible Districts, Flexible Regions? The Institutional and Cultural Limits to Districts in an Era of Technological Paradigm Shifts, Amy Glasmeier7. Regulating Labor: The Social Regulation and Reproduction of Local Labor Markets, JamiePeck8. The Disembedded Regional Economy: The Transformation of East German Industrial Complexes into Western Enclosures, Gernot Grabher9. Institutional Change, Cultural Transformation and Economic Regeneration: Myths and Realities from Europe's Old Industrial Areas, Ray Hudson10. Local and Regional Broadcasting in the New Media Order, Kevin Robins and James Cornford11. Global-Local Social Conflicts: Examples from Southern Europe, Costis Hadjimichalis12. Holding Down the Global, Ash Amin and Nigel Thrift